Typographical composing machine



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c. -MUEHLEISEN TYPOGRAPHICAL. coMPosING MACHINE v 'Fiiea Jan. A24,?/1925 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Feb., l0, 1925.

UNITED STTE PATENT OFFICE..A

CARL MUEHLEISEN, OF BER-IEN, GERMANY, SSIS-NOR TO MERGENTHALER LINO- TYPE COlVIPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING MACHINE.

Application filed January 24, 1923.

To all whom t may coacernf Be it known that I, CARL MUEHLEISEN, a citizen of the United States of Americm and residing at Sellerstrasse 13, Berlin, N. 39, Germany, have invented new and useful Improvements in Typographical Composing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

lt is already known for a. typographical composing machine to be provided with a column of superposed magazines, movable up and down by screws or cams, to bring any of said magazines into operative position. ln order to facilitate the movement of the column, it has heretofore been proposed to employ springs for counterbalancing the weight of the magazine column.

The above type of machine, as hitherto constructed, has admitted of the use of only a limited number of magazines; if the number of magazines were increased beyond that limit the weight of the column would be excessive, and moreover, if, say eight or more magazines were used, a considerable amount of force would be exerted laterally,

rearwardly or frontwise resulting in considerable friction, so that notwithstanding the provision of counterbalancing springs or reducing gears, the raising and lowering of the magazines would still present appreciable difficulty.

According to the present invention, all the force emanating from the magazine column and directed laterally, frontwise or rearwardly, will be removed or neutralized, owing to the fact that said magazine column is supported substantially about its centre of gravity or in a vertical plane passing through or containing the centre of gravity, so that the column of magazines as a whole, will exert upon its support a force directed only downwards and substantially vertically, and that the employment of reducing gear will make it possible for the column to be easily raised or lowered without any appreciable friction resstance opposing said movement.

The drawings illustrate by way of example one constructional form of the present invention and in these Figure 1 is a side elevation of a. machine according to the present invent-ion with the frame partly broken away to reveal parts which would otherwise be obscured;

Serial No. 614,549.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of Figure l;

Figure 3 is an illustration of the magazine column and its operating mechanism;

Figure 4 is portion of a plan shown partly in section, of certain of the devices shown in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a part elevation as seen from the right of Figure 3; Y

Figure 6 illustrates the machine frame and an oscillating magazine supporting frame;

Figure 7 is a plan of the oscillating frame shown in Figure 6 and part-ly broken away;

Figure 8 illustrates a further constructional form of the magazine suspension means, and

Figure 9 is an elevation as seen from the left of Figure 8, and partly in section.

The column of magazines in each o-f the constructional forms exemplified, comprises eight superpose-d magazines 1.

Each of the said magazines is provided, in the known manner, with a maga-zine frame 2. All the eight magazine frames are connected together as a single rigid entity, by means of three bars or rails 3, l and 5, at each side of the column, these bars, as indicate-d more particularly in Figures 3 and 8, being connected wth the several magazine frames 2 by screws or bolts. The several bars 3, 4f and 5 are secured to a base plate 6 so that the whole magazine column, apart from the capacity of interchangeability of the individual magazines, forms a rigid entity. To give additional strength, diagonal bars 7 may be provided, these, also, being secured to the magazne frames 2 by screws or bolts.

In or somewhere near the vertical plane containing the centre of gravity of the magazine column, is a horizontal rod 8 (Figures 3 and 5) mounted in the base plate 6 and pivotally connecting the latter with an approximately triangular frame or link 9. The latter, in its turn, carries a rod 10 upon which are pivotally mounted two rollers 11 adapted to travel along two rails 12, rigidly connected to the machine frame 13, and inclined parallelly with the path of the magazine column. On the rod 10 is pivoted the upper endy of a link 14 whose lower cud is pivoted to a lever arm 15, fast on a shaft 16 pivotally supported in bearings in the machine frame 13, and upon this shaft 16 is rigidly secured a bent arm 17 to whose CII tree end is pivoted a sprocket wheel es, see particularly Figures 1 and 2. Under this sprocket wheel t4 and over a second sprocket Wheel 19 turning loosely upon the shaft 16, passes a chain 18, one extremity of which is anchored to a hook 45 tast to the machine frame 13. The chain 18 hangs loosely troni the hook 45, and thereat'teris passed beneath a` guide roller 18, over the sprocket wheel 19 and thence under the sprocket wheel te toV a pair of double hooks 20. W ith these hooks 20 are engaged the lower ends oi tour springs 21 whose upper' extremitiesare at tached to a second pair ol' double hooks 22 connected to the upper part of the machine frame. The springs 21, through the medium of the chain 18,I tend to turn the sprocket wheel 19 clockwise on the shaft 16. rl`.lie sprocket wheel 19 is rigidly connected to the boss or hollow Vshaift or' a worn'i .vheel 23 and this worm wheel is in' engagement with a tangent screw or worm 24 which is rotatably mounted in an extension ot the lever arm 17, which, like the lever 15, is keyed to the sha-ft 16. ln view oit this connection,- the attachment ot the sprocket Wheel 19 to the lever arm 15 is rigid eiceptf ing as regards the capacity for relative an guiar adjustment by rotating the worm 2li, and as the weight ci' the magazine column is opposed to the influence ot the springs 21, these latter cannot, without extraneous aid, turn the sprocket wheel 19. rlhe chain is therefore securely held by the sprocket wheel 19, Yand the springs 21, through their action upon the sprocket wheel 44, tend to turn the shaft 16 and lever arms and 17 as a single entity, anti-clockwise.

Byturning the worm 24, the sprocket wheel 19 can be moved angularly about tie sha-ft 16, so that the chain 18 will be correu spondingly tightened or loosened and the tension of the springs 21 adjusted. The springs 21, which, as previously mentioned, turn the arm 17 anti-clockwise, and theretore correspondingly move the arm 15 through the shaft 16, consequently act in opposition to the weight ot the magazine column. vrEhe lever arm 17 is so connected with the shaft 16 that when the springs 2l are extended, the elilective length of said is shortened, and when the column magre zines reaches its highest point, i. when the springs are somewhat slack, this lever is of greater eilective length so alarm to neutralize the eii'ect ot the dii'lerence in the tension of the springs, and thereby pose to the column ot' magazines an appn mately uniform counterpoise in all positi ot the latter.

The column of magazines is mounted in a special frame constructed substantially as shown in Figure 6. The said trame, tor purpose hereinafter mentioned, is pivote mounted near its uppermost corner, upon z' bar or trunnion 25 fast to the machine trame 13. lt carries on either side two .toothed racksv 26, 27, meshing respectively vwith two spur wheels 28, 29, rotatably supported by the base plate 6 of the magazine column, as shown best in vFigure 3. Upon the shafts of the spur wheels 28, 29, are mounted two helical gears 30 meshing with helical pinions 31 on a shaft 32, which latter is connected to a shaft-34" through a universal joint 33. iis the shaft 32 is mounted in brackets on the base plate 6`ot themagazvine column and moves with the' latter,"the toremost extremity of the shaft' 34, which itted with a crank handle 35, is slida-bly supported in abearing which is pivoted to the machine trame. By turning this crank handle 35, and through the just described devices, the magazine column can be raised and lowered within the supporting trame which, as before described, is pivoted at 25. For convenience ot description this last-namedtrame is hereinafter referred "to as the oscillating frame and is identified as a whole by the reference numeral 90. ln order to guide the column ot magazines within the oscillating trame 90, the before described rails 3, e, on the former, engage withl rollers 36 on the latter as shown in Figures 3,4 and 7, and moreover, additional guidance is provided for the magazine column, by rollers 89 pivotally'mounted on the base plate 6 ot the latter at both sides thereof and tracking along the back and front sides of the respective tooth' racks 27. 1t is understood that the rollers 36 as well as the rails 3 and i are provided at both sides ot the column of magazines. rlhe common axis ot' the two rollers 36 is located in an inclined plane which also passes through the distributor entrances and the assembler entrance and contains the pivot 25 ot the os-V cillating trame, so to rensure that the magazine which, tor thev time being, is in operative position will be held .in its proper relationship to the assembler and distributor.

The magazine column is provided with further guides constituted by guide rollers 37 and 38 (Figures 2 and mounted on the machine frame. The rollers- 37 are adapted to bear against the outer sides of the betere described rails l, to prevent lateral displacement of the upper ends of the magazines relatively to the magazine entrances, whilst the rollers 38 by similarly acting on the bars 5 prevent the lateral displacement of the lower ends ot' the maga zines relatively to the assembler entrance.

ln order to lock the column ot magazines in an elevated position, a peripherally notched disc 39 is rigidly secured. on the shaft 32, while on lthe base plate 6 of the magazine column, is mounted i two armed lever l0 tree to rock about its ypivot il1 and connected by a rod e2 with aliand lever43 pivotally mounted on the machine frame. One of the arms of the lever 40 is adapted to engage with the notch of the disc 39 and thereby prevent the rotation of the shaft 32. l/Vhen, for the purpose of adjust-ing the magazines, it is desired to turn the shaft 32, the hand lever 43 is rocked forward so as to disengage the arm 40 from the notch of the disc 39, and thereafter the crank handle 35 may be turned for securing an operative change of magazine.

lt is preferred that the gearing between the crank handle. 35 and the racks 26, 27 be so designed or proportioned that a given number of complete revolutions must be imparted to the crank handle 35 to effect a change of magazine, so that the notch of the disc 39 will always be left in posit-ion for receiving the locking lever 40 at the completion of such number of revolutions; in such a construction only a single notch is required in the disc 39. lf, however, the construction be such as to render it necessary, for making an effective change of magazine, to turn the crank handle 35 through part only of a revolution or through anything short of a complete number of such revolutions, then the number of locking` notches in the disc 39 must be correspondingly varied.

The reason for pivotally supporting the oscillating rame on the trunnion 25 is to enable either'of any two adjacent magazines to be brought into operative position by rocking the whole column of magazines about the trunnion 25 after the magazines have been raised or lowered to bring the said two magazines to the required level. For this same purpose, the machine is fitted with two distributors 46, 47, each in known manner equipped with distributor screws, and both arranged to work simultaneously. Each distributor co-operates with a separate magazine entrance connecting it with the respective magazine. The magazine entrances as shown in Figure l are divided each into an upper portion 48 or 49 and a lower portion 50 or 5l. rlhe mutually registering suriaces of these portions are of arcual form, the arcs having for their centre the axis of the trunnion 25. Further the portions 50 and 5l are somewhat wider than are the portions 4S, 49 so that when the column is rocked and said portions 50, 5l occupy their extreme positions, they will yet coincide with the upper portions 48, 49. By the columnwise adjustment ofthe magazines, two adjacent magazines are brought into operative relationship with the magazine entrance parts 50, 5l, and consequently also with the two distributors 46, 47, so that the motrices can simultaneously be distributed into both of these magazines. By rocking the oscillating frame 90 and with it, the magazine column, the'lcwer end of one of these same two magazines can be brought into to-operat-ive register with the escapement mechanism controlled from the keyboard 53 and with the assembler entrances 52 (Figures l and 2) g by these means matrices can be released alternatively from either of the two selected magazines and assembled in the same line.

For effecting the rocking of the oscillating frame 90 and magazine column about the trunnion 25, there is provided a crank handle 54 (Figures l and 2) fast to a horizontal shaft 55, upon which is also secured a helical pinion 56 meshing with a wheel 57 fast to a shaft 53. Upon the last named shaft there is secured an eccentric or cam 59 bearing against a roller 60 pivotally mounted upon the oscillating frame. ln the position shown in Figure l the oscillating frame 90, has been rocked towards the left intov its foremost position; when the eccentric 59 is turned 1800 from the position in which it is shown in Figure l, the said oscillating frame will be rocked t0- waids the right into its rearmost position. lt is understood that the cam shaft 58 may be extended to pass completely under the magazine column and that eccentrics 59 and rollers 60 may be provided on either side of the oscillating frame as shown in Figure 7.

Each of the magazines is provided, in known manner, with a matrix escapement mechanism which is not illustrated in the drawings and whose movement is controlled in known manner by vertically movable esoapement rods 61 (Figure l) controlled from the keyboard 53. Each of the escapement rods is guided near its upper end by a wire traversing a slot therein and in a comb-like guide 62. According to the present invention the guide 62 is mounted upon a two armed lever 63 movable about a pivot 64, and of which, one arm is connected through a link 65 with one arm of a three armed lever 67 movable about a stationary pivot 66. The second air'm of the lever 6'? is connected by a tension spring 68 to a spur or projection on the lever 63 and conetant-ly tends to move the escapement rods towards the magazines and maintains: the roller 69 in Contact with the cam TO. T he third arm of the lever 67 carries a roller 69 which rests upon a cam disc .70, fast to the before described shaft 55.

When the crank handle 54 and sha t 55 are turned for rocking the magazines, the

cam disc 70 raises the roller 69 and rocks ing motion. Near the end oi' the magazine changingoperation, the lever 67 moves anticlockwise and the link and spring `68 re.- stores the escapement rods 6l to their operative position.

The. swinging 0i' the escapeme-nt rods 6l away tro-m the magazine column must take place not only during the time that the oscillating trame 90 is rocked, but also during the time the said column is moved up or down within the said trame.` For this purpose the lever 63 is provided at its upper end with a pivoted roll-rer lrand the oscillating trame is provided with an incline-d shaft 72 carrying a block or arm 73. rlhe surface ot the block or larm 73 aga-inst which the roller .7l bears. although not so shown, is concentric with the axis ot the rockingtrunnion 25, so that when the oscillatingtrame is roel-red, the position ot' roller 71 and lever 63 will be unai'ected by such motion, that is, assuming that the roller 7l has not beenmoved away `iiroin the arm 73 by the cam disc 70 and associa-ted mechanism previously described. laire lel to the shaft 72 and rigidly connected thereto, is a bail or rail .74 (Figures l, 2 and e) along whose rear edge travels a roller 75 rotatably mounted upon an arm ot the before described lever 40. liilhen the hand lever is pulled forward tor unlockingthe magazine changing mechanism prior to actually e'ecting such cha-nge, and the lever 40 is thereby roclied, the roller 7 by pressing against the bail 74 thereby turns the shaft 72, so that the arm 73, by acting upon the roller 'il will rock the lever 68 and through the guide 62 move the escapement rods 6l forwardly into their inoperative position.

ln Figures 8 and 9 is illustrated a further constructional 'form of the present invention, in which the column ot magazines is not supported below its centre ot gravity, as in the before described example, but on a line passing through the centre of gravity itself. The column is here supported by trunnions 76 co-axial with the just-named line, the said trunnions being carried by a U-slraped rigid frame formed ont' vertical bars .77 and a base plate 78. The base plate 78 is supported on bars or legs 79 vertically slidable in guides 80 which are themselves supported with a capacity 'for rocking, upon tootstep bearings 82. Compression springs Cl between the base plate T8 and flanges on the guidesBO practically counterbalance the weight of the magazine column. ln this cons-tructional form the airrangements for raising andV lowering the magazine column and rocking it may be identical with those previously described. In Figure 9 only the uppermost magazine l is represented it being assumed that the other magazines have been removed.

It is to be understood that there are other constructional forms available Jtor sup-porting the magazine column, yior example, they may be supported above the centre ot gravity or be tit-ted with a guide which would be ltinematically the ,equivalent of a sup-1 port at the centre of gravity. It is also to be understood that the raising, lowering and rocking ot the magazines may bee'- tected by mechanism other than ,that previously described. lt more than twofdistributors are employed, the oscillating :trame may be so 4arranged that it can be rocked into three. different posit-ions lin order t0 permit the assembly otmatrices from threev immediately adjacent magazines. lllhen a single distributor only is employed theI trame within thich the mafrazinesKl are movable columnwise, may itsel't be stationary, that is to say, `devoid oiD the capacity tor rocking. Y

Having described my invention, I declare thatwhat I claim and desire to secure'by Letters Patent is l. ln a typographical composing machine having' a column of superposed magazines adjustable upwardly and downwardly in an inclined path to bring the magazines :alternatively into operative position, a support for the column of magazines located approximately in the vertical plane passing through the centre of gravity of the said column. j

2. In a typographical composing machine having a column ot superposed magazines adjustable upwardly and downwardly in an inclined path to bring the magazines alternatively into operative position, a support for the column of magazines adj ustable` therewith and arranged to be located approximately in the vertical plane passing through the centre of gravity of the said column in the different adjusted` positions of the latter.

3. ln a typographical composing machine having a column of superposed magazines adjustable to bring the magazines alternativelyv into operative position, the combination of a support in opera-tive connection with the magazine column-and located approximately in the vertical plane passing through the center of gravity of said column', a rail inclined parallelly with the path of the magazine column over which the said support travels during the adjustment of the magazine column and counterbalancing springs opposing the trave-l of the supportl on the inclined rail.

el. In a typographical composing machine having a column of superposed magazines adjustable to bring the magazines alternatively into operative position, the combination ot a support in operative connection with the magazine column, arrail inclined parallelly with the path of the magazine column over whichthe vSaid support travels during the adjustment of the magazine column, a lever system operatively connected to the support, counterbalancing springs opposing the travel of the suppe-rt on the inclined "ail, a sprocket wheel on an arm of thc lever system, and a chain operatively fast to the springs and engaging the `sprocket wheel, and adapted to maintain the effective power of the springs practically uniform throughout the longitudinal movement of the chain in either direction.

5. ln a typographical composing machine having a column of superposed magazines adjustable to bring` the magazines alternatively into operative position, the combination of a support in operative connection with the magazine column, a rail inclined parallelly with the path of the magazine column over which thev said support travels during the adjustment of the magazine column, a lever system operatively connected to the support, counterbalancing springs opposing the travel of the support on the inclined rail, a sprocket wheel on an arm of the lever system, a chain operatively fast to the springs and engaging the sprocket wheel, and adapted to maintain the effective power ot the springs practically uniform throughout the longitudinal movement of the chain in either direction, a sprocket wheel angularly adjustable on the shaft of the arm and engaged by the chain, and means operative to eiiiect such adjustmentof the last-named sprocket wheel and retain it in adjusted position.

6. 1n a typographical composing machine having a column of superposed magazines adjustable to bring the magazines alternatively into operative position, the combination 'of a support in operative connection with the magazine column, ay rail inclined parallelly with the path of the magazine column over which the said support travels during the adjustment of the magazine column., a lever system operatively connected to the support, counterbalancing springs opposing the travel of the support on the inclined rail, a sprocket wheel on an arm of the lever system, a chain operatively tast to t-he springs and engaging the sprocket wheel, and adapted to maintain the eii'ective power of the springs practically uniform throughout the longitudinal movement of the chain in either direction, a sprocket wheel angularly adjustable on the shaft of the arm and engaged b v the chain. a worm wheel fast to the last-named sprocket wheel and a worm engaging said worm wheel rotatable in bearings operativelv fast to the arm of the lever system for etfecting the said adjustment of the lastnamed sprocket wheel,

7. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a column of superposed magazines provided with escapement mechanism, distributing mechanism, assembling mechanism including a set of key-controlled escapement actuating rods, means operative to raise and lower the magazine column to bring a selected plurality of magazines into operative relationship to the distributing mechanism, means operative to move the magazine column to bring any magazine of the selected plurality into operative relationship to the assembling mechanism, and automatic means operative to move the escapement actuating rods into and out of engaging relation to the escapement mechanism of the magazines when the last mentioned means are actuated.

8. ln a typographical composing machine, the combination of a column of superposed magazines, a frame pivoted to and capable of being oscillated in the tixed frame of the machine and within which the magazine column is capable of being moved up and down, means operative to rock the` oscillating frame on its pivot along with the maga.- zine column within it, locking means to hold the frame in its rocked position, escapement mechanism on the magazines, keycontrolled rods for actuating the escapement mechanism, and means actuated by the locking means for moving the escapement actuating rods out of and into engaging relation to the escapement mechanism before and after the actuation of the aforesaid :trame rocking means.

9. 1n a typographical composing machine, the combination of a column otsuperposed magazines, a frame pivoted to and capable of being oscillated in the fixed frame of the machine, means for raising` and lowering the magazine column within the oscillating frame, means for rocking the oscillating Jfra-me on its pivot along with the magazine column and its raising and lowering means, escapement mechanism on the magazines, key-controlled rods tor actuating the escapement mechanism, and means operated by the actuation of either or the aforesaid means to move the escapement actuating rods into and out of engaging relation to the escapement mechanism.

10. ln a typographical composing machine, the combination ot a column of superposed magazines, a trame pivoted to and capable ot being oscillated in the fixed trame. of the machine, a plurality of stationary and simultaneously operative distributors, means operative to raise and lower the magazine column in the oscillating. frame to bring into operative relationship with the distributors a corresponding number of the magazines, a single assembler entrance, and means operative to rock the oscillating frame. to bring into operative relationship with that entrance one or other ot the magazines then registering with the distributors.

11. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a column ot superposedmagazines,of a trame pivoted to and capable of being oscillated in the Fixed frame of the machine, and vwithin which the magazine column iscapable oic being moved bodily up and doivn, means operative to Vrock 'the oscillating 'trame on its pivot along with themagazine column within it, escapement mechanism on the 'iii-agaziiies, key-controlled rods norn'ially operatively engaging said escapement mechanism, and devices operatively connected ".'vithl the aforesaid 'rocking means operative to automatically move theY rods into and out ot engagement *with the'escape-me-nt mechanism when said rockh ing means are themselves actuated.

12. In a typographical composing ma# chine, the combination with a column of superposed magazines, of a 'trame pivoted to and capable o't being osciliated in the lined frame ot the machine. and Within which the magazine column is capable ot being movedbodily up am down, means operative Vto raise and lowerI the magazine column Within Ythe oscillating trame., locking devices for the L.said means. esca-pement mechanism on thc n'iagazines, keycontrolled rods normally in operative engagement with said escapement mechanism, and devices operatively connected with the locking devices operative to move. the rods into and outof enga-gement with the es! capement mechanism ivhen said locking dcvices are "themselves actuated.

13. In a typographical composing machine, the combination With column ot superposed magazines, of a trame pivoted to and capableV of being oscillated in the fixed Vtra-me of the machine, and Within which the spring adapted to return the cscapement rods into operative engagement with the escapement mechanism.

14.`In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a column ot superposed magazines, ot a trame pivoted to and capable of being oscillated vin the iiXed frame. of the machine. andY Within Whiclr the magazine column is capable of beingrrmovedcbodily up and down, means operative tofrarse' and' lower the magazine column Within the -oscillating -trame, locking devices tor the said means, escap'ement mechanism on the magazines, key-controlled rods normally in operative engagement With said escapement mechanism, an upstanding bail pivotally mounted on the oscillating frame operatively contacting With thelocking 'device throughout the Whole range oi motion ofYY the magazine column Within the oscillating trame, a guide tor the escapement rods, a lever fast to the guide, and means connecting the bail With thel'ever and operative to disengage the rods from the escapement devices during the operation of the locking devices.Y 1

15. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with Va column ot superposed magazines ot a frame pivoted to and capable oi being oscillated in the lined trame of the machine, means operative to move said column bodily relatively tothe oscillatingtrame to bring any of the maga zines into operative position relatively to the distributing mechanism, guide rails fast to n the magazine column, and rollers pivotally mounted on the oscillating trame engaging said rails in the plane passing throiiiglrthe distributor and assembler entrances.

16. In a typographicall coi'nposin'g ma chine, thel combination with a column ot superposed magazines adjustable tobring the magazines alternatively into?! operative position, a support'for the column of magazines located approximately in the vertical plane passing through vthe centre of gravity of the said column, of guide rails'tast to the magazine column, and guide rollers rotatably .nount'ed on the machine frame and engaging the'outer faces of the 'guide-rails to prevent lateral displacement of said column.

17. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a column ol superposed magazines, oli a `frame pivoted to and capable'or1 being oscillated in the :fixed frame of the machine, and ivithin which the magazine column Yis capable of being` moved bodily up and down, a crank handle and means operative to' move said l.

column bodily up and down Within the oscillating frame "to bring any of the magazines into operative position relatively to the distributing mechanism, hand-lever con= trolled locking 'devices adapted to secure the said means in adjusted position, and a crank handle and means operative to rock the oscillating trame on `its pivot Yto move a magazine intoand out off operative register with the assembling mechanism, y'the crank handles and hand levers being located closely adjacent each other andl 'closely' adjacent the keyboard so as to be readily accessible to the operator seated lat said keyboard.

18.111 a typographical composing' machine, the combination with a column'o-t superposed magazines, of a frame pivoted to and capable of being oscillated in the fixed frame of the machine, and within which the magazine column is capable of being moved bodily up and down, a plurality of simultaneously operating distributors, aud a corresponding member of magazine entrances formed in two parts one rockable with the oscillating frame, the opposed ends of the said two parts being arcual about a centre co-axial with the pivot of the oscillating frame.

19. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a column ot superpose'd magazines, of a frame pivoted to and capable of being oscillated in the fixed frame of the machine, and within which the magazine column is capable of being moved bodily up and down, a plurality of simultaneously operating distributors, and a corresponding number of magazine entrances formed in two parts one rockable with the oscillating frame, the opposed ends of the said two parts being arcual about. a centre co-aXial with the pivot of the oscillating frame, the mouths of the roel-*able parts being flared so as to be wi le enough to maintain access thereinto in all their different positions.

20. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a magazine column adjustable up and down to bring different magazines alternatively into operative posit-ion, springs operative to counterbalance said column, and lever mechanism connecting the springs with said column and adapted to equalize the power exerted by them on the column throughoutl their varying degrees: of elongation and contraction.

2l. In a typographical composing machine, the combination with a magazine column adjustable up and down to bring different magazines alternatively into op erative position, springs operative to counterbalance said column, a shaft operatively connected to the magazine column so as to be moved angularly in one direction by the weight of said column, and a lever arm operatively engaged with the springs and fast on the shaft in such angular posit-ion as to present increased effective leverage with the shortening and weakening of the springs and reduced effective leverage with the lengthening of the springs.

22. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a` column of superposed magazines adjustable upwardly and downwardly to bring the magazines alternatively into operative position, and means for counterbalancing the weight of the magazine column, the said means including a lever system operatively connected to the magazine column, a spring arrangement connected to the lever' system and tending constantly to lift the magazine' column,- a

sprocket wheel on an arm of the lever svstem, and a chain operatively fast to the springs and engaging the sprocket wheel, and adapted to maintain the eifective power of the springs practically uniform throughout the longitudinal movement of the chain in either direction.

23. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a column of superposed magazines adjustable upwardly and downwardly to bring the magazines alternatively into operative position, and means for counterbalancing the weight of the magazine column, the said means including a lever system operatively connected to the magazine column, a spring arrangement connected to the lever system and tending constantly to lift the magazine column, a sprocket wheel on an arm of the lever system, a chain operatively fast to the springs and engaging the sprocket wheel, anl adapted to maintain the effective power of the springs practically uniform throughout the longitudinal movement of the chain in either direction, a sprocket wheel angrlarly aflj ust-able on the shaft of the arm and engaged by the chain, and means operative to effect such adjustment of the last-named sprocketwheel and retain it in adjusted position.

24. In a typographical composing machine, the combination of a column of superposed magazines adjustable upwardly and downwardly to bring the magazines alternatively into operative position, and means for counterbalancing the weight of the magazine column, the said means including a lever system operatively connected to the magazine column, a spring arrangement connected to the lever system and tending constantly to lift the magazine column, a sprocket whe-el on an arm of the lever system, a chain operatively fast to the springs and engaging the sprocket wheel, and adapted to maintain the effective power of the springs practically uniform throughout the longitudinal movement of the chain in either direction, a sprocket wheel angularly adjustable on the shaft of the arm and engaged by the chain, a worm wheel fast to the last-named sprocket wheel, and a. worm engaging said worm wheel rotatable in bearings operatively fast to the arm of the lever system for effecting the said adjustment of the last-named sprocket wheel.

25. In a typographical composing ma.- chine, the combination of two distributors, a single assembler entrance, two intermediate magazines movably mounted so that either may be brought into operative relationship to the assembler entrance, and two corresponding magazine entrances for conducting thematrices from the distributors to the magazine in either position of the latte", the said entrances being formed in two parts, one stationary relatively to and the other movablewith the magazinesfancl the two'being` mutually formeel to register vin either position of the magazines.

2G. In 5 chine, the combination of two distributors, two magazines cooperating therewith, a 'frame pivoted io ancl Capable of being oseillatecl in the iixecl frame of the machine and a typographical composing nnb' Within which the magazinesare arrange-d, and two corresponding magazine entrances Jformed in two parts, one rookable with the oscillating frame, and the opposite enrls of the two parts being arenal about a center coaxial with the pivot of the oscillating frame.

CARL MUEHLESEN. 

